By the Numbers: 21 November 2022
26,320
The number of firearm suicides in 2021, according to a recent article in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - Notes from the Field: Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2020–2021.
There were 20,966 firearm homicides in 2021. The firearm suicide rate among persons aged ≥10 years also increased 8.3% from 2020 to 2021 (Table), with increases among males and females, and most age by race and ethnicity groups (Supplementary Table, https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121555). The highest firearm suicide rates for persons aged <45 years were among non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons, and the highest rates for those aged ≥45 years were among non-Hispanic White persons.
26,320
The number of firearm suicides in 2021, according to a recent article in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - Notes from the Field: Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2020–2021.
There were 20,966 firearm homicides in 2021. The firearm suicide rate among persons aged ≥10 years also increased 8.3% from 2020 to 2021 (Table), with increases among males and females, and most age by race and ethnicity groups (Supplementary Table, https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121555). The highest firearm suicide rates for persons aged <45 years were among non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons, and the highest rates for those aged ≥45 years were among non-Hispanic White persons.